Red Cross Wants EUR 250 Million Annually for Crisis Preparedness
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The Austrian Red Cross demands more money for civilian crisis preparedness. Every year 250 million euros are to strengthen critical infrastructure, warning systems and emergency forces. At its annual press conference in Liesing, the aid organization also campaigned for more preparedness in the households. AUSTRIA/VIEN/LIESING. Tents, field beds and drinking water treatment facilities are available for use in the disaster relief center Inzersdorf…
VIENNA. On Tuesday, the Austrian Red Cross (ÖRK) voted in favour of investments of 250 million euros per year for civilian crisis preparedness.
On Tuesday, the Austrian Red Cross (ÖRK) declared itself in favour of investments of 250 million euros per year for civilian crisis preparedness. This is not a demand for the WCC alone, but for all institutions of critical infrastructure as a whole, said Secretary General Michael Opriesnig. It is not only expenditure for the military and preparation for the military that is important. [...]
President Schöpfer: "Enormous Red Cross services are not possible without support!" Secretary General Opriesnig: "250 million euros per year for crisis preparedness!" At the annual press conference of Austria's largest humanitarian aid organization in the disaster relief center in Inzersdorf, Rotkreuz President Gerald Schöpfer points out the numerous threat scenarios for society: "Armed conflicts in Ukraine, the Middle East or Africa, drone atta…
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